URL input element

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Fields

Fields	Type	Description	Required?
type	String	The type of element. In this case type is always url_text_input.	Required
action_id	String	An identifier for the input value when the parent modal is submitted. You can use this when you receive a view_submission payload to identify the value of the input element. Should be unique among all other action_ids in the containing block. Maximum length is 255 characters.	Optional
initial_value	String	The initial value in the URL input when it is loaded.	Optional
dispatch_action_config	Object	A dispatch configuration object that determines when during text input the element returns a block_actions payload.	Optional
focus_on_load	Boolean	Indicates whether the element will be set to auto focus within the view object. Only one element can be set to true. Defaults to false.	Optional
placeholder	Object	A plain_text only text object that defines the placeholder text shown in the URL input. Maximum length for the text in this field is 150 characters.	Optional

Example

An input block containing a URL-text input element.

{
  "type": "input",
  "element": {
    "type": "url_text_input",
    "action_id": "url_text_input-action"
  },
  "label": {
    "type": "plain_text",
    "text": "Label",
    "emoji": true
  }
}